Sam Baker (American football player, 1985)

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Sam Baker
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Position (s):
Offensive tackle
Jersey number (s):
78
born on May 30, 1985 in Tustin , California
Career information
Active : 2008 - 2014
NFL Draft : 2008 / Round: 1 / Pick: 21
College : Southern California
Teams
Career statistics
Games     70
Games on the starting grid     61
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards
  • 3 × First Team All-American (2005, 2006, 2007)
  • 3 × First Team All- Pac-10 (2005, 2006, 2007)

Samuel David Baker (* thirtieth May 1985 in Tustin , California ) is a former American American football poker players on the position of offensive tackles . He played his entire seven year professional career with the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League .

Early years

Baker attended high school in his hometown of Tustin, California. He later went to the University of Southern California , where he played under Pete Carroll for the college football team in the position of offensive tackles between 2003 and 2007 .

NFL

Sam Baker was selected 21st in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons . Due to many injuries, he was only able to play two completely of his seven years in the NFL. On June 15, 2015, Baker was released from the Falcons.

Personal

Sam Baker's father, C. David Baker , was commissioner of the Arena Football League from 1997 to 2008 . Baker is married and has one daughter.

Individual evidence

  1. Falcons release Sam Baker .
  2. ^ Baker resigns as AFL commissioner after successful 12 years .